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WA SB5758
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rebecca Saldana
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AI Summary
- Cities, towns, and counties are prohibited from requiring cannabis retail premises licensed under RCW 69.50.335(1) to locate more than 250 feet from any other cannabis retail license location
- Amends RCW 69.50.331, which governs the Liquor and Cannabis Board's evaluation of cannabis license applications for producers, processors, researchers, transporters, and retailers
- Maintains existing 1,000-foot buffer zones between cannabis retail premises and schools, playgrounds, recreation centers, child care centers, parks, transit centers, libraries, and age-restricted game arcades
- Local jurisdictions retain authority to reduce the 1,000-foot buffer to 100 feet for most protected facilities through local ordinance, except for elementary schools, secondary schools, and playgrounds
- Sponsored by Senators Saldaña and Nobles; passed out of Senate Labor & Commerce Committee on February 21, 2025
Legislative Description
Supporting social equity in the cannabis industry by establishing distance requirements for certain licensees.
Last Action
Senate Rules "X" file.
2/26/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules4/27/2025
Consumer Protection & Business3/14/2025
Rules2/21/2025
Labor & Commerce2/17/2025
Full Bill Text
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